Bela
Hubbard
Born:
04/23/1814
Hamilton,
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Died: 06/13/1896
Parents: Thomas Hill and Phebe Hubbard (Father, a lawyer, served two terms in Congress)
Spouse: Sarah Eliza Baughman
Children: Several
Address(es):
Interred:
Elmwood Cemetery
Detroit, MI
Died: 06/13/1896
Parents: Thomas Hill and Phebe Hubbard (Father, a lawyer, served two terms in Congress)
Spouse: Sarah Eliza Baughman
Children: Several
Address(es):
Interred:
Elmwood Cemetery
Detroit, MI
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Superior Journal: Bela Hubbard's Account of the 1840 Houghton Expedition | Michigan History | Adult | Northern Michigan University Press | 1983 | |
| Memorials of a Half-Century in Michigan and the Lake Region | Michigan History | Adult | New York ; London : G.P. Putnams' Sons | 1887-1888 | |
|
The Climate of Detroit, Michigan - an essay read before the Detroit Scientific Association Lodge's Pharmacy |
Non Fiction, Michigan | Adult | Detroit, Mich. : Lodge's Pharmacy | 1872 | |
| Reports of Wm. A. Burt and Bela Hubbard, esqs., on the Geography, Topography and Geology of the U.S. Surveys of the Mineral Region of the South Shore of Lake Superior, for 1845 | Non Fiction | Adult | Detroit : Printed by C. Wilcox | 1846 |
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Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Other - Geologist
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Michigan Authors, 3rd edition | 1993 |
| Allibone: a Critical Dictionary of English Literature | |
| Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography | |
| Dictionary of American Authors | |
| Dictionary of North American Authors | |
| National Cyclopaedia of North American Biography | |
| Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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Studied Law
- Admitted to the Bar in 1842 |
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1841-1842 | |
| Graduated | Hamilton College | Hamilton, NY | 1834 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice President | Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan | 1874 | |
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Executive committee - proposed an agricultural school, drafted proposal to Michigan legislature, Michigan Agricultural College (Michigan State University) approved 1855. |
Michigan State Agricultural Society | Lansing, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1849-1855 |
| Editor and columnist | Western Farmer | Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1842-1843 |
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Assistant geologist for state geologist Douglass Houghton - Major field work undertaken by Hubbard for the survey included a coast survey of the Lake Huron and Michigan shores of the Lower Peninsula, done with Houghton in 1838; surveys of Wayne and Monroe Counties, also in 1838; and a survey of the Lake Superior coast and the copper region of Keweenaw Point with Houghton, in 1840. |
Michigan State Geological Survey | Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1837-1841 |
| Farmer, real estate developer | Springwells area, near Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1835-1837 | |
| Founding member | Association of American Geologists | ||
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Corresponding secretary, president - served as corresponding secretary and, in 1845, as president. |
Young Men's Society of Detroit | Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent |
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